THE TEAM

Good corporate governance is central to Hermes' work to combine long-term performance with responsible investment. The Board and the Executive Committee are key to formulating our decision-making.

The Board

The Board is responsible for the governance of the organisation and ensuring its effective operation. The Board considers all stakeholders when establishing Hermes objectives and policies.

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David Stewart

Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director

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David is currently Chairman of IMM Associates, Chairman of Caledonia Investment Trust, and a Non-Executive representative on the MacMillan Cancer Care Investment Committee. His prior experience includes nine years at Odey Asset Management, initially as CEO and latterly as a Non-Executive Director until standing down in December 2014. Before that, David’s career encompassed Fidelity Investments (1994-2005), James Capel (1986-1994) and Swire Pacific Ltd, Hong Kong (1981-1986).

Saker Nusseibeh

Chief Executive Officer

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Saker is Chief Executive of Hermes, chair of its Executive Committee and an Executive Board Director. Saker was appointed CEO in May 2012, having been acting CEO since November 2011. Saker joined the firm in June 2009 as Head of Investment and Executive Board Director. He is responsible for leading the firm’s growth strategy and ensuring that Hermes continues to help people retire better. Under his leadership, Hermes has achieved outstanding long-term performance for its clients, while contributing widely to the debate about how to improve the contribution of financial services to society. As a result, sales growth has been good and the revenues and profits of the company have been strong.

Prior to joining Hermes, Saker was Global Head of Equities at Fortis Investments USA, having initially been appointed to the firm as CIO Global Equities in 2005. Before this he was CIO of Global Equities and Head of Marketing for SGAM UK. This role followed SGAM’s acquisition of Trust Company of the West (TCW), where Saker was Managing Director, running global and international strategies, as well as managing TCW’s London office. He started his career at Mercury Asset Management in 1987.

Saker is a regular public speaker, writer and commentator, appearing at leading industry conferences, on television and radio. He is the founder of the 300 Club, which he chaired from its inception in 2011 until early 2014. The 300 Club is a group of leading investment professionals who seek to challenge investment orthodoxy and improve the contribution of financial services to society. Saker is a member of the CFA Institute’s Future of Finance Advisory Council, a member of the IIRC Council, and was a public member of Network Rail for three years until November 2014. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Carbon Tracker, an independent financial think tank that provides analyses of the impact of climate change on capital markets and investment in fossil fuels. He sits on the Banking Standards Board, which aims to restore trust in the UK banking industry, as a practitioner member. Saker also sits on the advisory board of Mosaic, the charity that seeks to improve the chances of young people and to bring communities together; the UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investing; the steering committee for the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative; and the advisory Board of NYO (National Youth Orchestra), a national platform for Britain's brightest teenage musicians to come together to create performances that inspire musicians and audiences.

In 2015, Saker was named CEO of the Year at the Global Investor Investment Excellence Awards and in 2018, he was named CEO of the Year at the Financial News Asset Management Europe Awards. Saker has a BA and PhD in Medieval History from King's College, University of London.

Harriet Steel

Head of Business Development

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Harriet is Head of Business Development, a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) and an Executive Board Director. She joined the firm in 2011 with responsibility for sales, client service, marketing, communications and product strategy. Under her leadership, Hermes has built a fast-growing and profitable third-party business comprising many of the world’s leading institutional and wholesale investors. As a result, Hermes now generates almost 70% of its revenues from external clients, compared with 15% five years ago, and has established a reputation as one of the leading integrated ESG investment brands in the world. As a member of ExCo, her responsibilities include development of corporate strategy and delivery of profitability. Appointed to the board of Hermes in 2013, Harriet became the company’s first female executive director. Harriet chairs the Corporate Strategy Group, which develops the company’s organic and inorganic growth plans.

Harriet has more than 25 years’ experience in finance. In 1990 she joined the global trading team at Bankers Trust, initially trading currency options and subsequently holding senior derivatives sales roles in Paris, London and New York before joining Morgan Stanley’s fixed income group in 1996. In 2003, Harriet established Portico Advisors, an asset raising and marketing advisory firm for alternative investment managers, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate strategies, which she ran until joining Hermes.

Harriet acts as a mentor to female executives at Hermes, encouraging them to fulfil their potential and providing practical insight and guidance on how to achieve success in the City. Harriet is a regular commentator in the print and broadcast media on business, economic and diversity issues and, for the last five years, has been recognised as one of the top 100 women in European finance by Financial News.

Harriet holds a BA in Architecture from Princeton University.

Billy McClory

Non-Executive Director

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Billy was appointed Non-Executive Director of Hermes in August 2010. He was employed by Post Office Telecommunications from 1968-78 and became a National Officer of CPSA and then NCU in 1984, and CWU in 1995. At NCU he was responsible for pension matters in the Post Office and BT, and he was the lead officer on pension matters for the BT Unions from 1990-97. He is a Trustee Director of the BT Pension Scheme and a member of the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (formerly UNITE, and before that the National Federation of Post Office & BT Pensioners). He is a Trustee of the National Communications Union Staff Superannuation Scheme.

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David Watson

Non-Executive Director

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David is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was appointed Non-Executive Director of Hermes in July 2011. Currently, David is Senior Independent Director of Countrywide plc, Senior Independent Director at TR Property Investment Trust plc, and Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Kames Capital plc. Prior to joining Hermes, David was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Aviva General Insurance UK Division, and between 2003 and 2007 he was the CFO of Morley Fund Management, the asset management arm of the Aviva Group. Previous to this, he spent nine years at M&G Group Plc (now M&G Investments), where he was Group Finance Director, responsible for financial management and strategic development of the group.

Sally James

Non-Executive Director

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Sally was appointed Non-Executive Director of Hermes Fund Managers in April 2017. Sally served as Managing Director and General Counsel of UBS Investment Bank EMEA from 2001 to 2008. Previously she held a number of senior legal roles in investment banks in London and Chicago. She has been a Non-Executive Director of Moneysupermarket.com Group plc since April 2013, a Non-Executive Director of Rotork plc since May 2012, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited since February 2016. Se was a Non-Executive Director at Towry Holdings Limited from 2011 to 2016 and for UBS Limited from 2009 to 2015. Sally is also a Trustee of the Legal Education Foundation.

Gordon is Vice Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc., President of Federated International Management Limited and Executive Director for international distribution. He is responsible for leading, developing and executing the firm's global business and distribution plan. Gordon joined Federated in 2006 when the firm acquired MDT Advisers of Boston, where he served as CEO. Prior to his work at MDT, he held various senior positions at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.

Debbie is Chief Investment Officer of Global Liquidity Markets. She joined Federated in 1981 as a performance analyst and has more than 30 years of investment experience. Since 1990 she has been a portfolio manager for all government and prime liquidity products. In 1994 she took over the management of the taxable liquidity group. In addition to the domestic taxable liquidity portfolios, Debbie also oversees the management of the domestic tax-exempt liquidity portfolios, as well as the offshore liquidity products. She is a current member of the CFA Society of Pittsburgh and previously held the title of Director and President.

Tom joined the firm in 1993 as a Vice President and currently serves as the company's Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Federated, Tom was in the venture capital business, and from 1983 to 1987 was employed by PNC Bank in its Investment Banking division.

John Fisher

President and Chief Executive Officer - Federated Advisory Companies

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John is President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated Advisory Companies. In this role since 2006, John provides overall leadership to Federated’s investment management organization, which employs more than 225 investment professionals. Joining the firm as a regional marketing representative in 1979, John rose through the distribution channel, serving in a variety of positions, culminating with him being named president of Federated Securities Corp., Institutional Division. John is a member of the firm’s seven-person executive committee, vice president and director of Federated Investors, Inc., and either principal executive officer or a board member of a number of Federated mutual funds.

Jane joined Federated in 1987 and is Senior Vice President of Sales. She specialises in consulting to individual financial advisors and their teams regarding income planning, manager search and selection, investment portfolio design and monitoring.

Denis joined Federated in 1978 as an internal auditor and moved on to become Vice President, Manager of Corporate Accounting. In 1985, Denis assumed the position of Vice President and Manager, Fund Accounting. In 1989, he assumed the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The National Funds in Greenwich, CT. Denis returned to Federated in 1993 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and became Principal Accounting Officer in 2001.

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Theodore W Zierden III

President - Administration, Federated Services Company

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Theodore manages the Business Information Services Division. He also oversees the Investor Services Division, a group providing client and fund shareholder servicing, key fund vendor management, literature publishing and fulfilment services, and data stewardship of the CRM system. Ted also manages the Alliances Department, which is responsible for the company’s merger and acquisition process. Ted began his career at Federated in 1994 as an Assistant Vice President in the accounting department.

Executive Committee

The Hermes Executive Committee is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business and ensuring the objectives agreed with the Board are met.

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Saker Nusseibeh

Chief Executive Officer

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Saker is Chief Executive of Hermes, chair of its Executive Committee and an Executive Board Director. Saker was appointed CEO in May 2012, having been acting CEO since November 2011. Saker joined the firm in June 2009 as Head of Investment and Executive Board Director. He is responsible for leading the firm’s growth strategy and ensuring that Hermes continues to help people retire better. Under his leadership, Hermes has achieved outstanding long-term performance for its clients, while contributing widely to the debate about how to improve the contribution of financial services to society. As a result, sales growth has been good and the revenues and profits of the company have been strong.

Prior to joining Hermes, Saker was Global Head of Equities at Fortis Investments USA, having initially been appointed to the firm as CIO Global Equities in 2005. Before this he was CIO of Global Equities and Head of Marketing for SGAM UK. This role followed SGAM’s acquisition of Trust Company of the West (TCW), where Saker was Managing Director, running global and international strategies, as well as managing TCW’s London office. He started his career at Mercury Asset Management in 1987.

Saker is a regular public speaker, writer and commentator, appearing at leading industry conferences, on television and radio. He is the founder of the 300 Club, which he chaired from its inception in 2011 until early 2014. The 300 Club is a group of leading investment professionals who seek to challenge investment orthodoxy and improve the contribution of financial services to society. Saker is a member of the CFA Institute’s Future of Finance Advisory Council, a member of the IIRC Council, and was a public member of Network Rail for three years until November 2014. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Carbon Tracker, an independent financial think tank that provides analyses of the impact of climate change on capital markets and investment in fossil fuels. He sits on the Banking Standards Board, which aims to restore trust in the UK banking industry, as a practitioner member. Saker also sits on the advisory board of Mosaic, the charity that seeks to improve the chances of young people and to bring communities together; the UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investing; the steering committee for the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative; and the advisory Board of NYO (National Youth Orchestra), a national platform for Britain's brightest teenage musicians to come together to create performances that inspire musicians and audiences.

In 2015, Saker was named CEO of the Year at the Global Investor Investment Excellence Awards and in 2018, he was named CEO of the Year at the Financial News Asset Management Europe Awards. Saker has a BA and PhD in Medieval History from King's College, University of London.

Harriet Steel

Head of Business Development

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Harriet is Head of Business Development, a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) and an Executive Board Director. She joined the firm in 2011 with responsibility for sales, client service, marketing, communications and product strategy. Under her leadership, Hermes has built a fast-growing and profitable third-party business comprising many of the world’s leading institutional and wholesale investors. As a result, Hermes now generates almost 70% of its revenues from external clients, compared with 15% five years ago, and has established a reputation as one of the leading integrated ESG investment brands in the world. As a member of ExCo, her responsibilities include development of corporate strategy and delivery of profitability. Appointed to the board of Hermes in 2013, Harriet became the company’s first female executive director. Harriet chairs the Corporate Strategy Group, which develops the company’s organic and inorganic growth plans.

Harriet has more than 25 years’ experience in finance. In 1990 she joined the global trading team at Bankers Trust, initially trading currency options and subsequently holding senior derivatives sales roles in Paris, London and New York before joining Morgan Stanley’s fixed income group in 1996. In 2003, Harriet established Portico Advisors, an asset raising and marketing advisory firm for alternative investment managers, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate strategies, which she ran until joining Hermes.

Harriet acts as a mentor to female executives at Hermes, encouraging them to fulfil their potential and providing practical insight and guidance on how to achieve success in the City. Harriet is a regular commentator in the print and broadcast media on business, economic and diversity issues and, for the last five years, has been recognised as one of the top 100 women in European finance by Financial News.

Chris is Head of Real Estate and Private Markets and a member of Hermes’ Executive Committee. Chris joined Hermes in 2010, having spent most of his career as a fund manager at Prudential UK. Under his leadership, Hermes Real Estate has led a number of landmark real estate transactions, including the largest regeneration project in Europe at King’s Cross, the development of the iconic Silverstone circuit, and major regenerations at Paradise Circus Birmingham and central Milton Keynes. As President of the British Property Federation, Chris has engaged actively with Government to recognise the contribution which real estate and infrastructure make as conduits for growth and regeneration.

Ian Kennedy

Chief Operating Officer

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Ian Kennedy is Chief Operating Officer for Hermes, a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo), and an Executive Board Director. Ian joined Hermes in 2015, taking responsibility for Finance, IT, Legal, HR, Operations and Facilities. As COO, Ian’s role is to ensure Hermes operates a best-in-class organisational infrastructure to support its clients, investment teams and business development activities. As a member of ExCo, his responsibilities include development of corporate strategy and delivery of profitability.

Ian entered the City in 1992, joining Prudential Bache Ltd, initially as European accountant and subsequently as regional risk and control manager. In 2002, Ian joined Dryden Wealth Management as Finance Director, joining Fortis in 2005 when they acquired the firm. Ian became COO for the UK wealth management and private banking division, ultimately acting as interim CEO and leading its sale to BNP Paribas in 2009-10, where he then became Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of BNP Paribas Wealth Management UK.

In 2012, Ian established InvestMe Financial Services LLC, one of the earliest firms in the UAE to be approved for investment advisory business activities by the Securities and Commodities Authority in Abu Dhabi. The firm was an active supporter of disadvantaged children in India, funding the creation of 11 schools in some of the poorest areas of the country.

Ian qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co and holds a BSc in Biochemistry from King's College London.

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Gill Clarke

Strategic Risk and Compliance Director

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Gill joined Hermes in May 2016 as Strategic Compliance Director. She is responsible for ensuring that Hermes’ compliance structures and processes are organised so that Hermes’ strategic objectives are achieved in a responsible, risk-aware manner. In October 2016, she was appointed Strategic Risk & Compliance Director and joined the Hermes Executive Committee. As a member of ExCo, Gill’s responsibilities include the alignment of Hermes’ risk frameworks with corporate strategy. She also advises the Hermes board on compliance and regulatory matters.

Prior to joining Hermes, Gill was Head of Legal, Compliance and Risk at Close Brothers Asset Management since 2010. She was previously Head of International Compliance at BlackRock following its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors, where she was appointed as Head of Global Compliance after being Head of Europe Compliance. Gill has also held senior global and UK compliance roles at ABN Amro Asset Management and UBS Global Asset Management. Before working in asset management, she held in-house legal positions with SunLife (now part of the Axa Group) and The Building Societies Association.

Gill has extensive experience of the asset management industry and has served on a number of industry regulatory groups. Gill is a qualified barrister and holds a BA in Jurisprudence from Oxford University.

Eoin Murray

Head of Investment

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Eoin is Head of Investment and a member of Hermes’ senior leadership team. Eoin also leads the Investment Office, which is responsible to clients for the investment teams’ consistent delivery of responsible, risk-adjusted performance and adherence to the processes which earned them their ‘kitemarks’.

Eoin joined Hermes in January 2015 with over 20 years’ investment experience. Eoin joined from GSA Capital Partners, where he was a fund manager. Before this, he was Chief Investment Officer at Old Mutual from 2004 to 2008 and also held senior positions at Callanish Capital Partners LLP and Northern Trust Global Investments. He began his career as a graduate trainee at Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JPMorgan Chase) and subsequently performed senior portfolio manager roles at Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors (now BlackRock), PanAgora Asset Management and First Quadrant. Eoin earned an MA (Hons) in Economics and Law from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Eoin is a Freeman of the City of London, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. He is a member of the Exmoor Search and Rescue team, a fully qualified Swift-water Rescue Technician and a Flood Water Incident Manager.

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